Civil
- Appearance of Counsel
- General Purpose Motion
- Military Affidavit
- Notice of Limited Appearance
- Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
- Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance
- Request for Default
- Request for Default Judgment
- Satisfaction of Judgment
- Springfield District Court Civil CMC Pilot
- Statement of Damages Cover Sheet
- Stipulation of Dismissal
- Trustee Summons
- Verification of Defendant’s Address by Plaintiff file size1MB
- Worcester District Court Civil CMC Pilot
Criminal
- Assignment of Cash Bail
- Consent to Filing Criminal Charge
- Defense Certificate of Discovery Compliance
- General Purpose Motion
- Motion Pursuant to Rule 19(a) for Relief from Election of Jury or Jury-Waived Trial
- Petition for Forfeiture (G.L. c. 90 §24W)
- Petition to Seal Record under G.L. c. 276, Section 100C file size1MB
- Pretrial Conference Report
- Prosecution Certificate of Discovery Compliance
- Statement of Facts (DC-CR-34)
- Tender of Plea or Admission
- Waiver of Counsel with Spanish Translation
Restraining Order & Harassment Forms
- Multilingual Restraining Order Forms Available
- Affidavit Disclosing Care or Custody Proceeding Involving a Child (G.L. c. 209A)
- Foreign Language Versions of “Am I Eligible for a Restraining Order” Handout
- Complaint for Protection from Abuse (G.L. c. 209A) (page 1)
- Complaint for Protection from Abuse (G.L. c. 209A) (page 2)
- Complaint for Protection from Harassment (G.L. c. 258E)
- Defendant Information Form (G.L. c. 209A or 258E)
- Plaintiff Confidential Information Form (G.L. c. 209A or 258E)
- Request for Access to Plaintiff Confidential Information (G.L. c. 209A or 258E)
- Motion for Impoundment (G.L. c. 209A or 258E)
- Affidavit for Filing Out-of-State Protective Order (G.L. c. 209A or 258E)
- Instructions for Police Departments After Court Hours (G.L. c. 209A)
- Instructions for Police Departments After Court Hours (G.L. c. 258E)
- Summons to Defendant (G.L. c. 209A or 258E)
- Plaintiff’s Affidavit in Support of Request for a Child Support Order (G.L. c. 209A)
- Defendant’s Affidavit in Connection with Request for a Child Support Order (G.L. c. 209A)
- Plaintiff’s Motion to Modify or Terminate Abuse Prevention Order (G.L. c. 209A)
- Defendant’s Motion to Modify or Terminate Abuse Prevention Order (G.L. c. 209A)
- Translation of Affidavit (G.L. c. 209A or 258E)
- Notice to Plaintiff Regarding Abuse Prevention Order
- See AllRestraining Order & Harassment Forms
Small Claims
General Forms and Instructions
- Small Claims in Massachusetts: What You Need to Know
- Statement of Small Claim and Notice of Trial
- Completing the Statement of Small Claim & Notice of Trial Form
- Verification of Defendant’s Address by Plaintiff file size1MB
- Small Claims Answer
- Small Claims Counterclaim
- Financial Statement of Judgment Debtor
- Agreement for Judgment and Payment Order
- Worksheet for Computing Amount of Wages Exempt from Attachment, Execution and Payment Orders
- Defendant’s Claim of Appeal
- Satisfaction of Judgment
- Satisfaction of Judgment in Counterclaim
District Court Small Claims Supplemental Forms
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Most small claims matters are handled without the assistance of an attorney. If, however, an attorney is working on your small claims case through District Court, you may need to file these supplemental forms.
- Appearance of Counsel
- Appearance of Substitute Counsel
- General Purpose Motion
Multilingual Small Claims Forms
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Small Claims Forms are now available in Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Haitian Creole, Khmer, Russian, and Chinese (traditional)
These forms have been provided to court users for reference only. Only the English forms will be accepted by the Court, and all English forms must be completed entirely in English. You have a right to an interpreter, free of charge, for all court events. If you require an interpreter, please let the court staff know.
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Small Claims in Massachusetts: What you need to know
Chinese | Haitian Creole | Khmer | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese | English
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) About Small Claims
Chinese | Haitian Creole | Khmer | Portuguese | Russian file size4MB | Vietnamese file size8MB | Spanish |English
Instructions for Filing a Small Claims
Chinese | Haitian Creole | Khmer | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese file size5MB |English
Statement of Small Claim and Notice of Trial
Chinese | Haitian Creole | Khmer | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese | English
Verification of Defendant’s Address
Chinese | Haitian Creole | Khmer | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese |English file size1MB
Small Claims Answer
Chinese | Haitian Creole | Khmer | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese | English
Small Claims Counterclaim
Chinese | Haitian Creole | Khmer | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese | English
Financial Statement of Judgment Debtor
Chinese | Haitian Creole | Khmer | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese | English
Agreement for Judgment and Payment Order
Chinese | Haitian Creole | Khmer | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese | English
Defendant’s Claim of Appeal
Chinese | Haitian Creole | Khmer file size4MB | Portuguese | Russian file size3MB | Spanish | Vietnamese file size3MB | English
Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgment
Chinese | Haitian Creole | Khmer | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese | English
Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgment in Counterclaim
Chinese | Haitian Creole | Khmer | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese | English
- Actions Involving Unwed Parents
- Adoption, Change of Name and Equity
- Contempt Actions
- Divorce and Separate Support
- Domestic Relations and Family
- Financial Statements and Child Support Guidelines
- Guardianship and Conservatorship
- Miscellaneous
- Modifications
- Probate – Other
- Restraining Orders
- Wills, Estates and Trusts
Actions Involving Unwed Parents
Form Description Related Documents Paternity, Complaint to Establish file size1MB Revised: July 15, 2015
Form Number: CJD106Use to ask Court to establish that an individual is the father of a child where the parents have never married. Parties may also request custody, support, and/or parenting orders. Instructions Support-Custody-Parenting Time, Complaint for file size1MB Revised: July 15, 2015
Form Number: CJD109Use to request custody and/or parenting time with child(ren); health insurance; prohibition from imposing any restraint on the personal liberty of plaintiff and/or child(ren). Form only used for children of unwed parents. Instructions Adoption, Change of Name and Equity Forms
Forms of the Probate and Family Court
Form Description Related Documents Change of Name Revised: April 2009
Form Number: CJP27Use to request a name change. Instructions Petition for Adoption and Affidavit of Petitioner(s)
New: May 2014
Form Number: CJP 87More information about adoption Contempt Actions
Form Description Related Documents Contempt, Complaint for file size1MB Revised: July 15, 2015
Form Number: CJD103Use when a party seeks to enforce a court order or judgment. Instructions Divorce and Separate Support Forms
Form Description Related Documents Divorce or Annulment, Certification Vital Statistics file size6MB Revised: April 2015
Form Number: R-408Statistical Form to be filed with all Complaints/ Petitions for Divorce and/or Annulment. Instructions Divorce, Complaint for Revised: Jul 2007
Form Number: CJD101Use when one spouse wants a divorce. Instructions Divorce under G.L. c.208, Section 1A, Joint Petition for Revised: Oct 2007
Form Number: CJD101AUse when both spouses want a divorce claiming irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. Instructions Divorce under G.L. c.208, Section 1B, Complaint for Revised: Oct 2007
Form Number: CJD101BUse when one spouse wants a divorce claiming irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. Instructions Separate Support, Complaint for Revised: Jul 2007
Form Number: CJD102Use when one party seeks to be legally separated from his/her spouse, but does not wish to file for divorce. Instructions Support Pursuant to G.L. c.209, Section 32F, Complaint for file size1MB Revised: Apr 2009
Form Number: CJD107Use to request support and/or health insurance benefits for children, if you are living apart from your spouse. Instructions Domestic Relations & Family Forms
Form Description Related Documents Annulment, Complaint for Revised: Oct 2007
Form Number: CJD100Use to ask Court to declare the marriage between the parties null and void. Instructions Birth Record, Petition to Correct Revised: 2007
Form Number: CJD118Use to ask Court to correct a Birth Certificate, when the City/Town Clerk refuses to do so. Instructions Entertainment Contract for a Minor and Appointment of a Limited Guardian, Petition for Approval of file size1MB Revised: Apr 2008
Form Number: CJP123Use to ask the court to approve entertainment contract for a minor and appointment of a limited guardian to oversee the child’s earnings. Instructions Grandparent(s) Visitation,Petition for file size1MB Revised: Apr 2009
Form Number: CJD105Use when a grandparent seeks visitation rights with grandchildren. Instructions Marriage without Delay and/or Marriage of Minors Revised: Jul 2007
Form Number: CJD430Use to request waiver of the required 3 day waiting period and/or approval for minor to marry. Instructions Petition for Voluntary Care and Responsibility of a Child Revised: Apr 2009
Form Number: CJP97Used by Department of Children and Families to request continued placement of a child in foster care in accordance with a Voluntary Placement Agreement. Instructions Financial Statements and Child Support Guidelines Forms
Form Description Related Documents Child Support Guidelines Worksheet file size1MB Revised: Aug 1, 2013
Form Number: CJD304File with all cases where child support is an issue. Instructions Child Support Findings (Deviation) Form file size1MB Revised: August 1, 2013
Form Number: CJD305Use to overcome the presumptive application of the guidelines- See section IV of the Child Support Guidelines. Financial Statement - Short form file size1MB
- Form in Spanish
- Form in Portuguese
Revised: Jul 2007
Form Number: CJD301SMust be filed in all cases where money or support is an issue and your annual income isless than $75,000.00. Instructions Instructions in Spanish
Instructions in PortugueseFinancial Statement
Long Form file size1MBRevised: Jul 2007Must be filed in all cases where money or support is an issue and your annual income ismore than $75,000.00. Instructions | Printing standards Financial Statement
Schedule A Revised: Apr 2007
Form Number: CJD301ATo be completed in addition to Financial Statement if you receive self employment or business income. Printing standards Financial Statement
Schedule B Revised: Apr 2007
Form Number: CJD301BTo be completed in addition to Financial Statement if you receive rent from income producing property. Printing standards Miscellaneous Forms
Form Description Related Documents Request for Copies file size1MB Form Number: PFC18
Use to order a copy of court record such as a divorce judgment or a decree of Guardianship. Request form and payment must be mailed to the court division where the case is/was docketed. Instructions Affidavit Disclosing Care and Custody Form Number: OCAJ-1
Case Management Conference, Request for file size1MB Revised: July 2007
Form Number: CJD99Use to request Court’s assistance in narrowing issues and promoting settlement of the case. Instructions Judicial Review under G.L. c.119A, Section 17, Complaint for Revised: July 2007
Form Number: CJD310Use when seeking judicial review of a final administrative decision of the Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division. Instructions Limited Issues Settlement Conference Request file size1MB Form Number: CJD114
Guidelines Notice of Appearance Revised: September 2010
Form Number: CJP126Printing standards Notice of Limited Appearance Use when filing a Limited Assistance Representation (LAR) appearance in the Probate and Family Court. Can only be used by LAR Certified Attorneys. Notice of Withdrawal of Limited Appearance Use when filing a withdrawal of a Limited Assistance Representation appearance in the Probate and Family Court. Can only be used by LAR Certified Attorneys. Military Affidavit Revised: March 2012
Form Number: MPC470Form to be filed (1) by plaintiff in civil matter before asking court to enter a default judgment against defendant who has not entered an appearance and/or (2) if all heirs at law have not assented or filed an appearance in an estate matter. Instructions Motion Revised: July 2007
Form Number: CJD400Use to request relief of a critical or emergency nature before a final judgment. Instructions Uniform Counsel Certification Revised: July 2007
Form Number: CCFCertification that attorney discussed alternatives to litigation with clients. Instructions Status Inquiry Form
Effective: January 2, 2014Use to request status update when awaiting a decision that was taken under advisement (within time periods set forth in form) Instructions Joint Certification on Contested Motions/Contempts Instructions Affidavit Confirming Registration at Parent Education Program Effective: May 1, 2016
Form Number: CJD 51Motion to Waive Attendance at Parent Education Program file size2MB Revised: May 1, 2016
Form Number: CJD 444Use to request Court’s permission to waive attendance at Parent Education program. Motion to Permit Completion of Parent Education Program Via DVD or Online file size2MB Effective: May 1, 2016
Form Number: CJD 445Modifications
Form Description Related Documents Joint Petition/Motion to Change a Judgment/Temporary Order file size1MB Revised: Jul 2007
Form Number: CJD124Use when both parties agree to change a judgment or temporary order pursuant to Rule 412 Checklist of Required Forms Agreement to Change a Judgment/Temporary Order file size2MB New: Aug 1, 2013
Form Number: CJD311Use when both parties agree to change a judgment or temporary order pursuant to Rule 412 Judgment/Temporary Order on Petition/Motion to Change New: Aug 1, 2013
Form Number: CJD446Use when both parties agree to change a judgment or temporary order pursuant to Rule 412 Modification, Complaint for Revised: Jul 2007
Form Number: CJD104Use to request change of a court judgment. Instructions Modification of Alimony, Complaint for Form Number: CJD108
Use when a party seeks to modify alimony. Instructions
Indigency Forms
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The following are forms and related documents used to request waiver, substitution or payment of court fees and court costs by the Commonwealth pursuant to G. L. c. 261, § 27B.
- Poverty Threshold Guidelines
- Affidavit of Indigency file size1MB
- Supplement to the Affidavit of Indigency file size1MB
- Instructions for Users
- Inmate’s Affidavit of Indigency
- Court’s Determination Regarding Fees and Costs
- Indigency (waiver of fees)
- ADR- Request for Referral to Mediation With Joseph S. Berman, Esq.
- ADR- Request for Referral to Mediation with the Honorable John Cratsley (ret.)
- Agreement for Binding Arbitration
- Agreement for Judgment
- Application for Fee Generating Appointments in Superior Court
- Civil Action Cover file size1MB
- Civil Notice of Appearance
- Exhibit List
- Military Affidavit
- Mortgagee’s Affidavit as Amended by Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2007
- Motion to Continue Trial
- Notice of a Hearing Regarding the Release of Records
- Order for Inspection and for Copies of Certain Hospital Records
- Pretrial Report
- Renuncia del(a) acusado(a) a sus derechos / Waiver of Defendant’s Rights – Spanish
- Request for Default (Pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.P. 55(a))
- Summons (sample)
- Uniform Counsel Form
- Waiver of Defendant’s Rights
- Waiver of Demands for Jury Trial
- Witness List
- Writ of Attachment
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Attorneys
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Civil Procedure
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CORI
Corporations
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EvictionFirearms
Freedom of Information
General Legal Forms
Grandparent Visitation
Guardianship
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Health Care Proxy
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Limited Assistance (LAR)
Liquor Licensing
Living Will
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Mechanics’ Liens
Mental Health
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Motor VehiclesName Change
Notary Public
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Probate & Family Court
Real Estate Leases
Restraining Order (Domestic)
Sex Offenders
Small Claims
Subpoenas
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Superior Court
Tattooing
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Title 5
Tort Claims Act
Wills and Estates
Workers’ CompSummary Process
- Affidavit Under Summary Process Rule 10 (d) (ii)
- Agreement for Judgment
- Express Waiver
- Financial Statement
- Military Affidavit
- Motion for Issuance of Execution
- Motion to Vacate Default Judgment (Remove Default)
- Non-Military Affidavit
- Notice of Transfer to Housing Court
- Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
- Referral to Housing Specialist Department
- Stipulation for Rent and Repair
- Summary Process Contempt Summons
- Summary Process Answer
- Waiver of Jury Trial
- Writ of Attachment
Civil
- Contempt Complaint
- Civil Agreement
- Affidavit of Indigency file size1MB
- Civil Contempt Summons
- Financial Statement
- Notice of Appearance
- Notice of Transfer to Housing Court
- Order of Notice
- Request for Default Under Rule 55 (A)
- Request for Interpreter
- Referral to Housing Specialist Department
- Statement of Material Facts
- Summons and Order of Notice
- Summons to Trustee
- Supplement to Indigency Affidavit
- Temporary Restraining Order
- Third Party Summons
- Verified Complaint
- Waiver of Jury Trial
- Writ of Attachment
Criminal
- Criminal Claim of Appeal
- Criminal Summons
- Financial Statement
- Habeas Corpus for Prisoner Ad Testificandum
- Nolle Prosequi
- Referral to Housing Specialist Department
- Request for Criminal Complaint
- Request for Criminal Complaint for Building Code Violations
- Request for Criminal Complaint for Fire Code Violations
- Request for Criminal Complaint for Lead Paint
- Request for Criminal Complaint for Violation of State Sanitary Code Violations
- Waiver of Jury Trial